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Save Dear Reader, the Date The 18th Annual SCOPE Education Services School District Awards Dinner was held this year on March 18 at Villa Lombardi’s in Holbrook. Once again, VIOLENCE PREVENTION public school districts in Nassau and Suffolk counties selected individuals in CERTIFICATION the five categories of School Board Service, Community Service, Support Staff, Teachers and School Administrators to be honored for providing outstanding Thursday, June 13, 2019 4-6 p.m. ur 50th service to their respectivein gschool O districts. AA totalnn of 41 school districts honoring Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019 9-11 a.m. 173 individuals werera tat the dinner attended by 812ive people. eb rsa Honorees ewerel selected by their district for having gonery above and beyond, CHILD ABUSE CERTIFICATION assisting in Cproviding the children and communities they serve with outstanding Monday, June 10, 2019 4-6 p.m. programs for the students and communities in which they work and live. Each Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019 12-2 p.m. individual receiving an award is invited to the dinner with a guest free of charge, is presented a beautiful plaque and has a brief bio published in the program. I have the pleasure of presenting each honoree with their award, while families, friends DASA CERTIFICATION and colleagues cheer, applaud, snap pictures and acknowledge the outstanding achievements of each recipient. Three Hours Face-to-Face Time Assisting with the presentations were Dr. Charles Russo, President of the SCOPE Board of Directors and Three Hours Online (to be Superintendent of East Moriches School District; Dr. Joseph Famularo, Vice President of the SCOPE Board of completed within one week) Directors and Superintendent of the Bellmore School District; Mr. Lars Clemenson, Treasurer of the SCOPE Board of DirectorsSCOPE’s and Superintendent of the Hampton Bays School District; Ms. Bernadette Burns, member of Wednesday, June 4, 2019 4-7 p.m. the SCOPE Board of Directors and Superintendent of the West Islip School District; and Mr. Michael O’Brien, Tuesday, July 9, 2019 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Associate Director of SCOPE. A big thank-you to all of our awards dinner sponsors, in particular our Platinum Sponsors, BBS Architects, Landscape EducationArchitects & Engineers; Guercio & Guercio LLP; Ingerman Smith LLP; and Lamb & Barnowski LLP. SCOPE’s Annual Dinner Meeting www.scopeonline.us Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019 Without their support and that of our other many sponsors, this event would not be possible. You will find a list of all of our sponsors in this edition of The Forum. Bourne Mansion, Oakdale I also was honored to present Dr. Lorna Lewis with the National School Development Council’s Cooperative 5-9 p.m. Leadership Award. This award recognizes exemplary efforts to establish cooperative relationships with other educational agencies or study councils in the course of creating educational programs for the nation’s schools. Dr. Lorna Lewis is a member of the SCOPE Board of Directors, President of the New York State Council of School Superintendents and Superintendents of Schools for the Plainview-Old Bethpage CSD. Dr. Lewis generously shares her time, experience and knowledge of education in her service to numerous organizations. She has served as president of the Nassau County Council of School Superintendents, is a founding member of the New York State Council of School Superintendents Commission on Diversity, co-chairs the NYSCOSS curriculum committee, and PAID serves on the boards of Erase Racism and the American Heart Association. U.S. Postage U.S.

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Smithtown, NY 11787 NY Smithtown, Freeport-Roosevelt branch of the NAACP 2004 Education Award, the Korean Parents Association of Long Island’s Non Profit Organization Non Profit Educator of the Year Award, Nassau BOCES Education Partner Award 2015, National Coalition of Black Women in Education Award in 2018 and the NAACP Legacy Award in 2019. I would like to extend a special thank-you to those individuals at SCOPE, particularly Christine Cosme, Jennifer Milillo and Ann Nuzzo, and all of the staff who assisted with this very successful event. Congratulations to all of those honored and thank you for all you do to make Long Islands’ school districts the best in our nation. I hope that you enjoy this edition of The Forum, which is dedicated to our award recipients and their accomplishments.

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SCOPE Education Services Education SCOPE Avenue 100 Lawrence 11787 York New Smithtown, George L. Duffy, Executive Director SCOPE Provides the Services Your Children Deserve Before- and After-School Child Care Where Learning Never Ends Supervision is the Key to Success

Time outside of the school day should be filled with opportunities for children to enjoy themselves. In our school-safe environment, SCOPE provides enriching experiences through varied activities.

• STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, math). • Physical fitness. • Traditional board games. • Music. • Crafts and other enriching activities.

A Safe Environment Offers Peace of Mind Safety of the children attending SCOPE programs is always our main priority.

Under close supervision, children take part in a variety of daily activities.

SCOPE staff are trained in emergency first aid/CPR/AED and in medication administration.

Children are provided daily snacks and drinks. All snacks provided are USDA approved and are nut-free (gluten-free options are Enrichment Opportunities available). Drinks include bottled water, 100% fruit juice and milk. Encourage Growth

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Learning Centers Include: Kitchen Center – providing a setting for play through collaboration and sharing.

Math Center – Making connections between the symbol and the quantity, along with sequencing, is a major focus.

Technology Center – Coding and robotic activities at this level are fun and a real treat.

The PRE-KINDERGARTEN WORLD Legos Building Center – Legos and assorted blocks are used to underscore basic engineering principles. • SCOPE conducts more than 70 3-year-old and 4-year-old pre-K classes in 17 school districts in Nassau and Suffolk counties. Drama Center – Role play is made easier with a costume • SCOPE pre-K prepares the children for the school district’s kindergarten center and doll house center. program. • SCOPE pre-K curriculum is aligned with NYS Next Generation Standards as Reading Center – Literacy through reading is not only well as school district needs. center based, but spread throughout the room. • SCOPE accommodates emergent multilingual language learners. • SCOPE pre-K provides for the needs of all children. Take a Look…

SCOPE pre-K programs provide for the social, emotional and academic growth of the children. Children can learn to interact appropriately with their peers, work cooperatively, problem-solve, and discover and explore their own personal interests. KITCHEN Playtime, free time to explore, structured learning activities including STEAM CENTER activities (science, technology, engineering, arts, math), and continuous MATH language development are a part of the daily routine. CENTER TECHNOLOGY CENTER LEGOS BUILDING CENTER E E R S P C T DRAMA CENTER ANDREADING MORE! CENTER

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SCOPE - The Voice of Long Island Education Page 3 SCOPE Hosts 18 thAnnual Awards Dinner Celebrating Those Who Shine Above the Rest ducational leaders from 41 school districts Eacross Long Island gathered at Villa Lombardi’s in Holbrook to honor and celebrate more than 170 dedicated professionals during SCOPE Education Services’ 18th annual School District Awards Dinner, held on March 18. The evening’s honorees were chosen for recognition based on their exemplary contributions to the field of education and for embodying the night’s theme of “Shining Above the Rest” during the 2018- 2019 school year. During his remarks, SCOPE Executive Director George L. Duffy noted that there were 173 individuals being recognized for their service to schools, communities and children. “Thanks for all you do for the children of Long Island,” he said. The first awards of the evening were the National School Development Council’s Cooperative Leadership Award, received by Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District Superintendent of Schools Dr. Lorna Lewis, and the U.S. Army Leadership Award, received by Nassau BOCES and staff. Recipients were then presented awards in five categories: school board service, community service, teacher service, support staff service and administrator service. Members of SCOPE’s Board of Directors assisted in presenting the night’s honored guests with commemorative and personalized plaques.

SCOPE - The Voice of Long Island Education Page 4 Congratulations to the 2019 Leadership and Service Award Recipients SCHOOL BOARD SERVICE AWARDS Sheryl Amallobieta Camille Delany Charles Anderson Sachem CSD West Babylon UFSD Mattituck-Cutchogue UFSD Daniel Bachman Manette DeRosa Andrew A. Arcuri Massapequa UFSD Shoreham-Wading River CSD Bay Shore UFSD Erin Bielski Charlene Drewes Joseph Bianco East Moriches UFSD Levittown UFSD Kings Park CSD Jennifer Bova Madeline Fischetto Scott Brady Lindenhurst UFSD Seaford UFSD West Islip UFSD Liliana Cacace Lilliam Flores Jay L. T. Breakstone Hampton Bays UFSD Springs UFSD Bellmore UFSD Jillian Cagno Kristine Gawlowski Daniene Byrne Tuckahoe CSD William Floyd UFSD Bayport-Blue Point UFSD Kim Calamia John Giambrone Sherley Jean-Louis Cadet Bayport-Blue Point UFSD Sayville UFSD Westbury UFSD Edwin D. Callaghan Charles Hyde Carl Cangelosi Brentwood UFSD West Babylon UFSD Sayville UFSD Jeanne Candal Joanne Klein School Board Service Award Recipients April Coppola Plainview-Old Bethpage CSD Western Suffolk BOCES William Floyd UFSD Joan Carlino Jackie Lamb Barbara Dayton North Babylon UFSD Southampton UFSD Springs UFSD Michelle Charles Dana L. Link Ronald Fenwick Mattituck-Cutchogue UFSD Smithtown CSD Wyandanch UFSD Mary Lou Christenson Matthew Lombardo Janet Goller Seaford UFSD Massapequa UFSD Bellmore UFSD Michelle Craig David Mammina Susan Gooding Center Moriches UFSD Lindenhurst UFSD Roosevelt UFSD Joseph DiFruscio Juanita Orr Susan Benard Handler West Babylon UFSD Westbury UFSD Amityville UFSD Barbara DiSalvo Nancy Provenzano Steven Hartmen Smithtown CSD Brentwood UFSD Commack UFSD Kristine Drury Laure Rodriguez Roberta O. Hunter, Esq. William Floyd UFSD Wyandanch UFSD Southampton UFSD Ann Marie Ferry Beatrice Rubsam Ernest J. Kight, Jr. Islip UFSD Southampton UFSD Freeport UFSD Despina Forakis Teresa Scaturro Fran N. Langsner Roosevelt UFSD Nassau BOCES Nassau BOCES Eleni Fotopoulos Christina Smith Michael Lewis Hampton Bays UFSD Mattituck-Cutchogue UFSD Shoreham-Wading River CSD Ellen Fraser Barbara Stabile Molly Licalzi Shoreham-Wading River CSD Deer Park UFSD Bayport-Blue Point UFSD Deirdre Greenwald Thomas Stevenson Administrator Service Award Recipients Peggy Marenghi Tuckahoe CSD Kings Park CSD Levittown UFSD Paul Iannotta William Thompson Kathleen McCleland Nassau BOCES Center Moriches UFSD Bridgehampton UFSD James Jones James Vanella Paula Moore Wyandanch UFSD Bay Shore UFSD Brentwood UFSD Megan Kappers Polis Walker Lori Pagano Hampton Bays UFSD Southampton UFSD East Moriches UFSD Laurie Kolodny Lisa Pesce Freeport UFSD ADMINISTRATOR SERVICE East Moriches UFSD Francesca Layne AWARDS Robyn Rayburn Elwood UFSD Joyce Barry Center Moriches UFSD Marissa Mangogna Plainview-Old Bethpage CSD Laura Slattery Center Moriches UFSD Jonathan Bloom Sachem CSD Jason McGowan Freeport UFSD Stacie Stark Amityville UFSD Kimberly Boccanfuso Seaford UFSD Nina A. Merkert Lindenhurst UFSD Timothy Taylor Bridgehampton UFSD Doreen Buckley Massapequa UFSD Lyndsey Moran Tuckahoe CSD JenniferWandasiewicz Hampton Bays UFSD Christine Cleary West Babylon UFSD Elizabeth Moshkovich Springs UFSD Wyandanch UFSD Nicole Duffy COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS Cynthia Orellana Kings Park CSD Paula Barsky Westbury UFSD Debra Emmerich Plainview-Old Bethpage CSD Laurie Osbern Seaford UFSD Joanna Bell-Richards Deer Park UFSD Joseph S. Famularo, Ed.D. Roosevelt UFSD Bellmore UFSD Gina Bettenhauser Adam Osterweil Springs UFSD Evan Farkas Teacher Service Award Recipients Shoreham-Wading River CSD Angela Parisi Amityville UFSD Victoria Brockmann Anthony Fierro Center Moriches UFSD Tuckahoe CSD Luise Percoco Nassau BOCES Jennifer Camilleri Dr. Michelle Garrett Smithtown CSD East Moriches UFSD Joseph Quenzer Bay Shore UFSD Louise Cassano Matthew Gengler Levittown UFSD Bay Shore UFSD Christie Replak Brentwood UFSD Rameshwar Das Monique Habersham Springs UFSD East Moriches UFSD Monique Retzlaff Wyandanch UFSD Rosalie Downey Shawn Hanley Deer Park UFSD Freeport UFSD Christina Reynolds West Babylon UFSD Michael Firestone Leila Holmes Bayport-Blue Point UFSD Levittown UFSD Glenn K. Rubin Central Islip UFSD Emily Frostina Paul R. Infante Sachem CSD Plainview-Old Bethpage CSD Donna Ruggiero Commack UFSD Isabella Hamilton-Lomax Eileen Kelly-Gorman Westbury UFSD Islip UFSD Vincent Ruggiero Elwood UFSD Kelly Harris Toni Komorowski Bridgehampton UFSD Central Islip UFSD Sebastein Saylor, Psy.D. William Floyd UFSD Gregg and Marlene Keghlian Dr. Eliana Levey Sayville UFSD Bayport-Blue Point UFSD Whitney Luther-McDonnell Karen Schulz Deer Park UFSD Amityville UFSD Oysterponds UFSD Alan Meinster Vita Mazza Joanne Simicich Shoreham-Wading River CSD Bay Shore UFSD Oysterponds UFSD Maria Angelica Meyer Austin J. McGuire Sheila Siragusa Westbury UFSD Support Staff Service Award Recipients Sag Harbor UFSD West Islip UFSD Michael M. Miller Lorraine Meyer Korey Tiejsen Bridgehampton UFSD William Floyd UFSD Tuckahoe CSD Timothy Mullins Arlene Philips Karen Tully Bayport-Blue Point UFSD Central Islip UFSD Kings Park CSD Jeff Nichols Emily Porter Catherine Ward Sag Harbor UFSD Elwood UFSD Sayville UFSD Cheryl Pedisich Kate Rabinowitz Three Village CSD Springs UFSD SUPPORT STAFF SERVICE AWARDS Annie Rao Kimberly Revere Paula Attard-Lowis Levittown UFSD Kings Park CSD Sachem CSD Dr. Nichelle Rivers Millie Rivera Edward Backus Roosevelt UFSD Brentwood UFSD Amityville UFSD Patrick M. Smith Rita Savastano Rosena Baptiste-Porter Smithtown CSD North Babylon UFSD Roosevelt UFSD Denise Lindsay Sullivan William J. Schwarz, PT, DPT Joyce Bolton Hampton Bays UFSD Massapequa UFSD North Babylon UFSD ToniAnne Summers Sonia Spar Jo-Ann Brodsky Massapequa UFSD Mattituck-Cutchogue UFSD West Islip UFSD Brian Taylor Christine Waters Bobbie Cohen West Islip UFSD Freeport UFSD Sag Harbor UFSD Susan Tuttle Maria Colarossi Sachem CSD TEACHER SERVICE AWARDS Elwood UFSD Susan Wright Debra Abrams Jennifir Cunningham Southampton UFSD Community Service Award Recipients Sayville UFSD Bridgehampton UFSD SCOPE - The Voice of Long Island Education Page 5 National School Development Council Award

As a study council representing Nassau and This year, this prestigious award was presented Suffolk counties, SCOPE is a participating member to Dr. Lorna Lewis, member of the SCOPE Board of of the National School Development Council, an Directors, president of the New York State Council of organization comprised of various study councils School Superintendents and superintendent of schools located throughout the nation. The NSDC presents an for the Plainview-Old Bethpage CSD. Dr. Lewis annual award to acknowledge outstanding leadership generously shares her time, experience and knowledge within the Council’s membership in recognition of of education in her service to numerous organizations. exemplary efforts to establish cooperative relationships She has served as president of the Nassau County with other educational agencies or study councils in Council of School Superintendents, co-chairs the the course of creating educational programs for the NYSCOSS curriculum committee, and serves on nation’s schools. Previous award recipients include Mr. the board of Erase Racism and the American Heart Cramer Harrington, deputy director for management Association. services for SCOPE (posthumously); Ms. Lorraine In addition, Dr. Lewis has received recognition Deller, Nassau-Suffolk School Boards Association, from numerous organizations including the Freeport- executive director; Dr. Charles T. Russo, East Moriches Roosevelt branch of the NAACP, the Korean Parents superintendent of schools and past president of SCSSA; Association of Long Island, Nassau BOCES Education Ms. Susan Schnebel, Islip superintendent of schools and Partner Award, National Coalition of Black Women past president of SCSSA, and Mr. Henry Grishman, in Education Award in 2018 and the NAACP Legacy superintendent of the Jericho School District and past Award in 2019. president of NCCSS. U.S. Army Leadership Award

The U.S. Army Leadership Award quality, well-rounded education based is presented to educators who have on the whole-person concept. inspired their school districts through This year’s recipient was Nassau innovation and character. Factors BOCES. Nassau BOCES District considered when selecting the recipient Superintendent Dr. Robert R. Dillon of this prestigious award include how a accepted the award from U.S. Army school district promotes and integrates Major Munir Noureddine, 1st Sgt. character education, technology, Ninoska Urbina-Abarau and SCOPE athletics and the maximum utilization of Board President Eric Schultz. external resources to provide the highest- Special Thanks to Our Awards Dinner Sponsors SILVER SPONSORS PLATINUM SPONSORS A+ Technology & Security ESG Guercio & Guercio LLP Intralogic Solutions Ingerman Smith LLP iTutor Lamb & Barnosky LLP Milburn Flooring

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SCOPE - The Voice of Long Island Education Page 6 Are in Order CongratulationsAppointments and A nnouncements BALDWIN resources, facilities, transportation of Peace and Nonviolence,” LONG BEACH District Announces New and food service departments. He 30 women were honored for New Assistant Superintendent for Appointments also managed all capital projects, their service to the Town of Curriculum and Instruction Mr. Unal Karakas has been prepared and oversaw the district’s Babylon. With more than 30 The Board of Education has selected as the new principal of annual budget and implemented years of educational experience, selected Dr. Paul Romanelli as Brookside Elementary School, a districtwide energy performance Dr. Bannon has served as the the next assistant superintendent effective July 1, 2019. Karakas contract, among other duties. Mr. superintendent of the Copiague for curriculum and instruction, comes to Baldwin from P.S. 195X Coffey also has a background in Public Schools since 2015. effective July 1, 2019. Long Beach in the Bronx, where he has served the private sector, having served as Middle School principal since 2015, Dr. Romanelli oversaw as principal for nearly four years. the corporate controller and senior FREEPORT He holds a Master of Arts in vice president New Assistant Superintendent for the successful implementation of childhood education from New of finance for Personnel and Special Projects the International Baccalaureate York University, and a Master Globecomm The Board of Education has Middle Years Program, of Science in education and a Systems Inc., as appointed Benjamin Roberts as facilitated the rollout of the 1:1 Bachelor of Arts in economics well as a senior the next assistant superintendent Chromebook initiative, founded from Iona College. accountant for for personnel and special projects and chaired the K-12 Literacy Mr. James Robinson has been Ernst & Young effective April 27, 2019. Before Task Force, created professional appointed the new assistant LLP. joining the district, Roberts development opportunities and superintendent for business and served in the Glen Cove CSD as chaired district subcommittees. administrative services effective an elementary principal and in Under his leadership, the middle July 1, 2019. Robinson comes the Shenendehowa CSD as an school was named a No Place to Baldwin from the Westbury CONNETQUOT elementary principal. He holds for Hate School by the Anti- Union Free School District, Excellence in Computer Science a master of liberal studies from Defamation League and has where he served as the assistant and Engineering Stony Brook University, a school embraced numerous antibullying superintendent for business. He Computer science and district administrator certificate efforts. is completing his doctorate in engineering specialists Patrick from the Massachusetts College education from St. John Fisher Brennan, Jill Ferraro, John Llanes, of Liberal Arts and a Bachelor College, and holds a master of Cathy Mongiello and the district’s of Science in elementary-early business administration from Elementary STEM Chairperson secondary education from SUNY Dowling College and a Bachelor Bethanie Rizzo shared details Cortland. of Arts in communications from about the district’s K-5 computer LIU Post. science program during the Dr. Neil Testa has been 21st annual ASSET Technology appointed principal of Baldwin Conference. They explained High School, effective July 1, their best practices and how the 2019. Testa comes to Baldwin district’s robust computer science from Sanford H. Calhoun High curriculum is designed to meet LYNBROOK School in Merrick, where he the New York State P-12 Science Lynbrook Teacher Honored as has served as a tenured assistant Learning Engineering Practices Trailblazer principal for five years. He holds and Standards in an effort to Lynbrook High School a doctorate in education from develop the necessary skills in the English teacher Mary Kirby Concordia University, a Bachelor 21st-century learner. was recognized by Legislator C. of Arts in adolescent education HERRICKS William Gaylor III as a recipient from Adelphi University and Music Teachers Conduct New York of the 2019 Nassau County a certificate of advanced study State and County Festivals Legislature Women’s Trailblazer in educational leadership and Five district music teachers Award for the 6th Legislative administration from The College were selected to guest conduct District. Kirby has been a valuable of Saint Rose. music festivals across New York member of the Lynbrook High State during the school year. As School family since 1997. As a distinguished leaders in their dedicated educator, she creates field, members of Herrick’s music meaningful connections with her department faculty are often students and has served as the invited to share their expertise director of the Lynbrook Teacher with students from other districts Center and the director of the and regions. Each festival occurs Lynbrook Summer Program. over a range of two or three She has also been an internship days and involves intensive coordinator, a class adviser, a CARLE PLACE rehearsals, culminating in a final coach and a Lynbrook Teachers Board of Education Appoints Association representative. Kirby Assistant Superintendent for performance. This year, the Business following teachers were honored continues to show her leadership The Board of Education to represent Herricks as guest skills as an adviser to the high unanimously appointed Kevin conductors: Mark Bligh, Denton school’s Student Government J. Coffey, CPA, as the district’s Avenue band director; Catherine Association and yearbook new assistant superintendent for Fish, Herricks High School committee. business, effective July 1, 2019. orchestra director; Stephanie Mr. Coffey is a familiar face in COPIAGUE Lanuto, Denton Avenue orchestra Town of Babylon Honors director; James Ludwig, Herricks Carle Place, having served as the Superintendent district’s business administrator Middle School chorus director Superintendent of Schools and Jennifer Phelan, Herricks from January 2015 until May Dr. Kathleen Bannon was 2017. More recently, he served as Middle School chorus and general honored at the Town of Babylon’s music director. the school business and operations National Women’s History administrator for the Mattituck- Month celebration. During the Cutchogue school district, where 30th annual celebration, themed he was responsible for leading “Visionary Women: Champions the district’s business, human

SCOPE - The Voice of Long Island Education Page 7 Are in Order CongratulationsAppointments and A nnouncements

in training and supervising THREE VILLAGE and school administrators. MALVERNE educational programs and New Principal Appointed McCray joined West Islip after Administrator of the Year staff as well as administrative- The Board of Education has many years in public service The district congratulates level budget management appointed Dr. Brian Biscari to and law enforcement, including Special Education Director experience. Before joining the serve as principal of R.C. Murphy serving as a supervisor in the Meredyth Martini for district, Schmettan served as Junior High School effective Brentwood School District, a receiving the 2019 Council of the assistant superintendent for July 1, 2019. Since 2011, Biscari New York State Department of Administrators and Supervisors curriculum and instruction at the has been serving the district Criminal Justice and Homeland Administrator of the Year Award. elementary level in the Sachem as principal of Minnesauke Security instructor, a sergeant Mrs. Martini is a dedicated Central School District, and Elementary School. Biscari is a and officer in charge of training administrator who is committed before that as an administrative well-seasoned educator, having as well as an academy instructor to making sure all students assistant for instructional also been an assistant principal for the New York Racing succeed. She was also recognized support and programming. at the elementary and middle Association, and regional director for her devotion to the children Prior to that, she was the district school levels in the Westhampton of operations and community and families of Malverne during a literacy coordinator for the five Beach School District. He relations for the criminal justice special district ceremony. elementary schools in the Three holds a doctorate in educational agency NYC TASC. McCray was Village Central School District. administration, leadership educated at John Jay College, She also taught third grade and and technology from Dowling FEMA Emergency Management fifth grade in Setauket and served College, a Master of Arts in Institute and Pace Law School, as an elementary special education special education from Dowling and also attended the Federal Law teacher in the Roosevelt School College, an advanced certification Enforcement Training Center, District. in school building leadership/ Rockland She holds a Master of Science school district leadership from County Police in instructional technology from Stony Brook Academy and the New York University SUNY Delhi Institute of and a Police Academy Bachelor of NORTH MERRICK Technology for law Superintendent Wins National and a Bachelor Science in enforcement Award of Science elementary training and Superintendent of Schools Dr. in special education professional Cynthia Seniuk is the recipient education from from SUNY development. of the Superintendents to Watch Long Island Cortland. award from the National School University. Public Relations Association. WILLIAM FLOYD VALLEY STREAM CHSD Next Principal of Nathaniel Dr. Seniuk is among 14 ROCKY POINT Administrator of the Year Woodhull Elementary School superintendents nationwide Next Superintendent Appointed Valley Stream Central High Appointed who were honored for their The Board of Education has School Assistant Principal for Dr. Heather Murillo has dynamic leadership with an selected Dr. Scott T. O’Brien to Attendance and Discipline been appointed principal of emphasis on technology and serve as the next superintendent Mathew Pearson was presented Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary communication. Dr. Seniuk has of schools. Dr. O’Brien, who with a 2019 Administrator of School effective January 6, 2020. been the superintendent of the currently serves as the district’s the Year award by the Council of She has served as the school’s North Merrick Schools since 2016 interim assistant superintendent, Administrators and Supervisors. assistant principal for the past and has been instrumental in has nearly two decades of This annual distinction is four years and is taking the reins creating a forward-looking vision educational experience in the bestowed upon an educational from Monica Corona, who will through a three-year strategic Rocky Point School District. leader who exemplifies the highest be retiring. Murillo began her plan to integrate technology and He served as a principal in qualities of school administrative educational career as a teacher in communication across the district. the district before his current leadership, including the New York City school system administrative position, most achievement, vision, innovation serving as a second and third recently for Rocky Point Middle and collaboration with parents, grade general education teacher, School and previously for Frank students, staff and administrators. a fourth grade special education J. Carasiti Elementary School. Mr. Pearson has been an teacher and reading specialist, O’Brien earned his doctorate integral member of Central’s and as a second grade teacher in educational leadership and administration at William Floyd Elementary accountability at St. John’s since 2013, School before serving in her University, professional diploma when he first current position. Murillo earned in educational administration joined the a doctorate in supervision and at Stony Brook University, district. He also educational leadership and an master’s in literacy from Dowling manages issues advanced certificate in school College, and his Bachelor of and concerns building leadership/school Science in psychology and special and helps to district leadership from St. John’s PORT JEFFERSON education from LeMoyne College. oversee security University. She holds a Master of District Appoints New matters. Arts in literacy education (birth-6) Superintendent of Schools from the C.W. Post Graduate The Board of Education has School and a Bachelor of Arts in announced the appointment WEST ISLIP Director of School Safety elementary and special education of Jessica Schmettan as (K-6) from Manhattan College. superintendent of schools, Appointed effective Nov. 1, 2019. Schmettan The district has appointed currently serves the district as Byron McCray as director the assistant superintendent for of school safety. McCray is curriculum and instruction. Her responsible for overseeing peace background includes 19 years in officers, investigators, school public school K-12 education security and training, working in and additional experience close collaboration with district

SCOPE - The Voice of Long Island Education Page 8 News Inside our Schools BAYPORT-BLUE POINT Ruth C. Kinney elementary schools. GARDEN CITY any district in the country that will Students Discuss the Dangers of 27th Annual Toshiba compete at ISEF, which is the world’s Vaping ExploraVision Regional Winners largest international precollege science To further enforce the dangers and Congratulations to the team competition. The students qualified to consequences that go hand-in-hand of Garden City High School go to the international competition by with vaping, student-members from freshmen who were selected as the placing high enough at the Long Island Bayport-Blue Point High School’s regional winners of the 27th annual Science and Engineering Fair or New Peers Educating Peers Club hosted an Toshiba ExploraVision program York State Science and Engineering informative session on “Teens Teaching (www.exploravision.org). The Fair. Their projects tackle problems Teens: The Dangers of Vaping and GCHS’ all-girl team included Abigail including identifying a novel target Vaping Prevention.” The presentation FARMINGDALE Benzinger, Sophia Bernardo, Julia for antiviral therapeutics, creating was attended by seventh graders from Students Recognized for Their Conroy and Ryann Henry. The team a mathematical model of rumor/ James Wilson Young Middle School. Participation in St. Baldrick’s Day of ninth graders invented a device information spread and detecting Additionally, the students reinforced The Board of Education and that could stimulate the brain and the that an FDA-approved cancer therapy the consequences that come about Superintendent of Schools Paul nerves to repair spinal cord injuries. causes increased migration (metastasis) when caught with a vape pen at the Defendini hosted a ceremony to of tumors. high school level. The seventh graders celebrate the many students who engaged in role-playing, where they shaved their heads or cut their hair used their creative talents to create in support of St. Baldrick’s Day. Each the best way to refuse a vape pen student was given a certificate in proud from their friends based on what they recognition of their participation. This learned. marked the ninth year that the district has taken part in the local fundraising efforts of the #Shave2Save event, and their participation helped the HERRICKS greater community achieve – and well GLEN COVE Keneil Soni Joins Carnegie Hall exceed – a million-dollar fundraising Students Teach Spanish to Second Youth Orchestra of the United milestone. Graders States Seventh graders from R.M. Finley Herricks High School freshman COPIAGUE Middle School shared their love of Keneil Soni has earned a spot on the Visit Leaves Lasting Impact on and skill in the Spanish language with roster of the Carnegie Hall National NJHS Students second grade classes at Deasy School. Youth Orchestra of the United States Copiague Middle School’s National Tatyana Alicea, Javiera Contreras of America. He is the first horn player Junior Honor Society visited the and Carolina Maisonet, under the from Nassau County ever selected Ronald McDonald House in New guidance of teacher Christine Skaar, to this prestigious, fully endowed Hyde Park. Along with advisers FREEPORT taught the younger students how to program and one of only 13 hornists Francesca Walker and Paul Harvey, the New Visions Student Awarded for say different colors, the letters of the selected in the entire country. Keneil students baked and delivered six dozen Artwork of Peace alphabet and how to count from one will be one of the younger members of cookies for the families at the house. Fourth grade student Laiyla Salome- to 10 in Spanish. They used videos the NYO2 orchestra – a three-week- The students spent time with one of Diaz was honored at the annual and songs to help the second graders long intensive summer orchestral the younger patients staying at the Shanti Fund Peace Artwork Contest with pronunciation and spelling. At training program to which 80 of the house and returned with some positive Luncheon for her artwork that the conclusion of each lesson, students nation’s most extraordinary musicians life lessons. depicted peace and reflected the beliefs were given packets that reinforced the ages 14-17 were selected. He was also of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. lessons they learned. asked to join the top NYO-USA (ages Shanti Fund volunteers work with 16-19) horn section in their United local schools to inculcate values of States Concerts. As announced by peace and nonviolence, as practiced Carnegie Hall, the NYO2 program and promoted by world leaders. With will begin with a training residency hundreds of pieces of art submitted at SUNY Purchase in July. The by first to 12th grade students, only young musicians will work with New EAST ISLIP 12 peace posters were selected for World Symphony Fellows as well as Showcasing Their STEAM Skills inclusion in the Shanti Fund Peace Art other professional players from top More than 350 community members calendar. Laiyla won this prestigious orchestras. participated in the district’s second award from among all fourth grade annual STEAM/Robotics Festival, students in Nassau and Suffolk HALF HOLLOW HILLS held at the East Islip High School. counties. Laiyla was also awarded a Most Represented District From The exciting evening event, open to all check for $401 and selflessly donated New York At International Science students from kindergartners through the check to a good friend in need, & Engineering Fair seniors, featured diverse science, who has been her classmate at New Half Hollow Hills is proud to technology, engineering, art and Visions since kindergarten. announce that a combined nine mathematics activities and showcased students from High School East the district’s current STEAM and and High School West qualified for robotics programs. Student groups the Intel International Science and MASSAPEQUA taking part included the high school Engineering Fair in Phoenix, Arizona. Kindergartners Join Hands to and middle school STEM clubs, the Those nine students represent the Help the Earth high school’s Chess Club, and science most from any district in New York Kindergartners created an Earth Day fair winners from John F. Kennedy and State and the fourth most from bulletin board in Maureen Walsh’s

SCOPE - The Voice of Long Island Education Page 9 News Inside our Schools class at East Lake Elementary School behind several of his most famous program. Mr. Roth, who has spoken compete at the International Science incorporating the theme “Lend a works. The students viewed van Gogh’s at the school for nearly two decades, and Engineering Fair in Phoenix, Hand. Help the Earth.” They created works on the stage through projection shared his personal stories about the Arizona. Leo’s project focused on a depiction of the Earth from their as the narrator shared their fascinating Holocaust, including how Germany’s how human immunodeficiency virus handprints using blue and green paint. back stories. expansion through Europe drastically (HIV) causes acquired immune Each student also wrote a short piece changed his life after growing up in deficiency syndrome (AIDS), which about what he or she would do to help Czechoslovakia. He told students weakens the body’s ability to fight the environment. about his capture by the Nazis and infection. Kelsey’s project focused on how he managed to survive one of the the identification and evaluation of darkest periods in human history. He the manifest ways in which tropical encouraged them to remember his cyclone and hurricane evolution has story so they could share his message changed during the past four decades. about the detrimental effects of hatred.

ROCKY POINT Forum Focuses on Substance Abuse NORTHPORT-EAST and Mental Health NORTHPORT To proactively support students’ Spring STEM Fun social, emotional and health needs, Pairs of kindergarten and third the district hosted an informative grade buddies at Dickinson Avenue Substance Abuse and Mental Health Elementary School came together Community Forum. The results of a to construct some delicious, spring- survey taken by Rocky Point students themed STEM projects. Using colorful were shared along with a comparison jelly beans, marshmallow peeps and to what students are experiencing SMITHTOWN bunnies, toothpicks and popsicle nationwide. Guest speakers included Guide Dogs Get Acquainted With sticks, students were challenged North Shore Youth Council Executive Great Hollow Students to make a birdhouse, a nest and a Director Janene Gentile, RESPONSE Tying into their English language VALLEY STREAM 24 functioning catapult. Before beginning of Suffolk County crisis counselor arts curriculum, sixth graders at Great Celebrating #AWESOME New their projects, students first sketched Lorraine Peragallo, Deputy Sheriff Hollow Middle School had a special Global Technology Initiative out the design of their structures. After Investigator Michael Kern and New visit from two furry friends. The A ribbon cutting ceremony officially successfully completing each challenge, York National Guard Counterdrug students spent the last month learning launched a new districtwide global students were allowed to eat their Task Force and Civil Operations about how dogs impact the lives of technology initiative including the delectable materials – a wonderful way Specialist Carissa Siry. Topics humans, reading and writing reaction utilization of Learning Hubs, digital to end the week before break. included information on the area’s pieces about the effect of canines on iMOs and a floor projection screen in after-school youth programs and people. Representatives from America’s all schools. Earlier this year, the district intervention services, RESPONSE’s VetDogs, a sister organization of the represented the United States during crisis intervention hotline services, the Guide Dog Foundation, located in an i3 Technologies International effects of vaping and the unfortunate Smithtown, visited with students Learning Conference held in Belgium. rise in opioid abuse across the country. to teach them about the role of the Davy DeRijbel, a representative Additional resource groups were on canines, how they are trained and how from i3 Technologies and one of the hand to provide reading material they help those in need. The students inventors of the digital iMOs, trained and included Alateen (Al-Anon), collected toys and food to donate to the district’s staff to develop interactive Brookhaven Youth Bureau, Hope the organization, which they presented and collaborative lessons using these House Ministries, OUTREACH, the following the assembly. new tools. Students are already Suffolk County Police Department benefiting from the more global and and the Suffolk County Sheriff’s technological learning experiences as PORT JEFFERSON Office. they continue to prepare for the future. Art Students Experience van Gogh Multimedia Presentation Earl L. Vandermeulen High School art students attended a performance of the one-actor play “Vincent” at the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts. Accompanied by art teachers Lynne Edsall and Nancy Randazzo, the students learned about one of THREE VILLAGE the world’s most renowned artists SEAFORD Ward Melville Students Qualify through a unique perspective. Written Holocaust Survivor Tells Students for International Science by Emmy-nominated actor Leonard to Reject Hatred Competition Nimoy, the one-man production Don’t stand by and do nothing As a result of their science research examined the life of acclaimed artist when evil is happening. That was projects, Ward Melville High School Vincent van Gogh as told through the message of Holocaust survivor senior Kelsey Ge and junior Leo letters with his brother Theo. The Irving Roth for Seaford High School Takemaru placed first in their division educational program shed a light on sophomores during the district’s at the Long Island Science and some of the struggles and thoughts annual Holocaust Remembrance Day Engineering Fair. Both now qualify to

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